Today was the third and final day of my “avy 1” course, taught by Sierra Mountain Guides. This marks the second wilderness-y course I’ve taken
Tag: snowboarding
summer vs winter
Summer finally got started a couple of weeks ago in early August. The insane 16/17 snowpack left much of the High Sierras covered in snow
it’s all about eagle
I wrote a previous article about getting to the slopes and I think it’s still pretty accurate early season. And really, most of the logistics
Rain + snowboarding = suckfest
There’s an “atmospheric river” overhead which is a warm jet of moisture that lasts days. Too warm, sadly. There’s rain everywhere. Just a few degrees
good and cheap goggles: spy targa 3
In my continuing complain-a-thon about the cost of snowsports, here’s another way to save some cash: goggles. First off, you need goggles (as opposed to
getting from your car to the slopes at mammoth mountain
One of the reasons I wanted to write this blog is because Mammoth Mountain, bless their souls, is terrible at explaining how some things work.